The head-mounted display can translate Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean languages in minimum of five seconds, according to other reports.

NTT Docomo added that the technology can also turn flat surfaces into touchscreens, allowing a person to manipulate a virtual image in their field of vision using a ring that relays hand movements on the blank surface back to the glasses.

The spectacles also feature facial recognition software that can be used to look up someone's identity and job title from the owner's smartphone directory, the company added.

Earlier this year Google unveiled its own augmented reality spectacles in the form of Google Glass, which is set to go on sale next year. Google's offering includes a small screen that can be used to deliver directions, social media streams and web pages just above the right eye. The wearable computer allows wearers to take a picture, record a video and read messages.